1934 in Brazil

← 1933 1932 1931 1934 in Brazil → 1935 1936 1937
Decades:	1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s
See also:	Other events of 1934 Timeline of Brazilian history

Events in the year 1934 in Brazil.

Incumbents

• President: Getúlio Vargas
• Vice President: none

For the list of governors of the states of Brazil, see Category:Lists of Brazilian state governors.

Events

• 16 July - The Vargas government introduces what will be the shortest-lived Constitution of Brazil, lasting only 3 years (until 1937). It is the first time a Brazilian constitution has been written from scratch by directly elected deputies in multi-party elections, and incorporates a number of improvements to Brazilian political, social and economical life.
• 17 July - In the presidential election, carried out by the Constituent Assembly, acting president Getúlio Vargas receives 175 of the 248 votes.
• date unknown
  • The University of São Paulo is established.
  • The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics is founded under the title of the National Institute of Statistics.

Arts and culture

Books

• Jorge Amado - Suor
• Monteiro Lobato - Emília no País da Gramática and Aritmética da Emília
• Carolina Nabuco - A Sucessora

Films

• O Caçador de Diamantes

Births

• 9 February - Ruth Volgl Cardoso, chess grandmaster (died 2000)
• 8 August - Cláudio Hummes, Roman Catholic cardinal
• 27 August - Sylvia Telles, singer (died 1966)
• 15 October - Flávio Migliaccio, writer, director and screenwriter

Deaths

• 5 February - Ernesto Nazareth, composer (born 1863)
• 6 April - Ismael Nery, artist (born 1900; tuberculosis)
• 29 May - Augusto Pestana, engineer and politician (born 1868)
• 30 May - Júlia Lopes de Almeida, writer (born 1862)
• 9 June - Medeiros e Albuquerque, poet, politician and journalist (born 1867)
• 6 July - Prince Peter of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, son of Princess Leopoldina of Brazil (born 1866)
• 28 November - Coelho Neto, writer and politician (born 1864)

See also

• 1934 in Brazilian football